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Prof. John Wilkerson on Legbranch site, "Machine learning improves our understanding of how laws are made and who deserves credit for them"
October 5, 2018
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Prof. Jamie Mayerfeld on the Lawyers, Guns & Money web site, "Kavanaugh and the question of torture"
September 21, 2018
Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy
Interview with Prof. Victor Menaldo about new book Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy
September 4, 2018
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Prof. Christopher S. Parker on The Hill web site, “There's a boost in black turnout, especially among black women voters”
August 29, 2018
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Hill web site, “Seattle’s smoky summers are becoming the new normal”
August 24, 2018
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Prof. Jamie Mayerfeld on the Just Security web site, "Brett Kavanaugh and the Risk of a Return to Torture"
August 16, 2018
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Political Science PhD Student Mathieu Dubeau on the NewPolitics Site, "Battleground Seattle: A Class of Classes and a Brewing Perfect Storm"
August 3, 2018
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Lecturer Scott Lemieux on Vox, "6 myths about Roe v. Wade, debunked"
July 17, 2018
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Prof. Christopher Parker on KQED radio San Francisco, "Racial Resentment and White Cultural Anxiety Fuel Support of President Trump, Studies Find"
July 17, 2018
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International Coverage of "Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy" by Professor Victor Menaldo
July 12, 2018
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Political Science Undergraduate Caleb Huffman Wins Library Research Award for "Fuel on the Flame: Open-Air Drug Markets and Homicide Clusters"
June 8, 2018
Megan Francis
Imagine you had a class with Distinguished Faculty Award Winner Megan Francis
June 5, 2018
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Hill news site, "What Amazon owes Seattle's homeless is a matter of debate"
May 23, 2018
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Professor Victor Menaldo inThe New York Times Opinion, "Why Are So Many Democracies Breaking Down?"
May 9, 2018
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Political Science Senior Caleb Huffman featured in UW Boundless: Building Bridges
May 7, 2018
Professors Whiting, Ainsley, and Caporaso
Trump, Trade, Tariffs panel discusses undesirable outcomes of trade wars
May 5, 2018
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Professor Christopher Parker Lecture on C-SPAN, The Great White Hope: Donald Trump, Race, & The Crisis of American Politics
May 2, 2018
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Prof. Victor Menaldo in The Seattle Times, "Crony capitalism and protectionism are the despot’s way"
April 23, 2018
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Scott Lemieux in the LA Times, "If Democrats sweep the House this fall, blame Paul Ryan's rich-on-poor class warfare"
April 23, 2018
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Huffington Post, "The Climate Change Hypocrisy Of Jet-Setting Academics"
April 12, 2018
Yenching University
Two UW Political Science Honors Seniors Selected as China’s Yenching Academy Scholars
March 20, 2018
Christopher Parker
Could anti-Trump sentiment mobilize African-American voters in 2018?
March 14, 2018
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Prof. Christopher Parker at Town Hall Seattle with Arlie Russell Hochschild on her book, "Strangers in Their Own Land"
February 28, 2018
Victor Menaldo
Prof. Victor Menaldo: How flawed constitutions undermine democracy
February 26, 2018
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Polisci Lecturer Scott Lemieux: The GOP Is Scared of a Fair Fight
February 26, 2018
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Washington Post Monkey Cage blog, "The Oxfam scandal shows that, yes, nonprofits can behave badly. So why aren’t they overseen like for-profits?"
February 23, 2018
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Hill web site, "The key to a successful carbon tax is how you spend the money"
February 23, 2018
Anthony Gill: How do The Principles of Economics Interact with Religion
February 21, 2018
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in The Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog, "Why is India ‘missing’ 63 million women — even though development is roaring?"
February 13, 2018
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Prof. John Wilkerson in The Washington Post Magazine, "Can big data predict which bills will pass Congress?"
February 8, 2018
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Prof. Wilkerson and Grad Andreu Casas quoted in The Washington Post, "Congress can easily avoid shutdowns. Here’s why it doesn’t"
January 22, 2018
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Hill web site, “EPA's Pruitt: Bring back 'true environmentalism'”
January 19, 2018
Megan Francis
Faculty Friday: Megan Ming Francis
January 12, 2018
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Lecturer Scott Lemieux in The Los Angeles Times op-ed, “Remember, much of what Trump does can be undone”
January 2, 2018
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Prof. Christopher Parker in The Hill, "A perceived threat could be the key to the black vote in 2018"
December 19, 2017
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Huffington Post site, "Amazon HQ2 In The Time Of Climate Change"
December 6, 2017
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Prof. Anthony Gill on the EconTalk podcast with Russ Roberts, "Why Does Tipping Persist?"
November 21, 2017
Christopher Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker interview on WFHB and Public Radio Exchange (PRX), "The Same Old Hate: The Reactionary Right Rides Again"
November 15, 2017
Prof. Aseem Prakash In The Washington Post Monkey Cage blog, "Delhi is blanketed with toxic smog. This is why"
November 14, 2017
Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Conversation web site, "How donors can help make nonprofits more accountable"
November 3, 2017
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Graduate Students Meredith Loken and Anna Zelenz: Why Do Western Women Join Daesh 
October 23, 2017
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Experts: Local elections are where voters' opinion matters most
October 16, 2017
Anthony Gill
Political Science Professor Anthony Gill: Is "Buying Local" Even Possible
October 13, 2017
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New lecturerer Scott Lemieux writes op-ed for LA Times
September 27, 2017
George Lovell
George Lovell Named Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences at the UW
September 24, 2017
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Op-ed: Repeal and replace is back, and scarier than ever
September 21, 2017
Mark Smith Q13
Mark Smith interviewed on Q13 News This Morning on Dave Reichert's announcement
September 8, 2017
Megan Ming Francis
Professor Megan Ming Francis in The Washington Post, “Donald Trump is no friend to black activists. They should engage him anyway."
August 22, 2017
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Defending Obamacare, cheering President Trump, opposing animal cruelty: Here's who rallied in July and why
August 22, 2017
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When presidents talk tough
August 15, 2017

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